RATING Luke Black -Samo mi se spava | Serbia Eurovision 2023 - Can Serbia qualify?

[@anasha1647]

The quality and artistry is outstanding .

[@skylinebeemine]

This song probably has my favorite performance as of now. Saw it during the Serbian finals and loved it

[@eurovisionhistories]

What is your number 2?

[@skylinebeemine]

@@eurovisionhistories If I remember correctly you said you didn’t enjoy it but I really like Spain’s staging. I think it adds to the song a lot and aesthetically nice to watch like Serbia’s

[@ventrueberlin9956]

Hello!? This is new, this is fresh, this is unique. I am totaly fascinated. Cool dance moves, the music is experimental, the stage show tops everything. Dark and deep lyrics. Seeing the World right now, i would also like to close my eyes and sleep forever. To be honest, this is my new favorite for Liverpool ❤️. A very little criticism, i would give him another costume for the stage in Liverpool. All in all 5/5 stars for me. I really hope for a great result. Thanks for the good rating.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Thanks for the comment. On the outfit Inwas gonna say it looks loke Alex swings Oscar sings backing dancers. I am sure he will get someone to give him an amazing outfit :)

[@ventrueberlin9956]

​@@eurovisionhistories I hope so 😉

[@pasijakasija924]

Hello is from the sims videogame when character waits for your command

[@mio.vision]

Brilliant song. It translates into art the challenge of relating to troubles in the world. Dramatic and interesting, and it still seems sincere and authentic. By using fantasy elements, it creates a constructive distance and makes it easier to take in the themes. The performance has a story arc and is triumphant (much more than what I got from listening to the song). I feel like it should be a contender to win and definitely top 10.

[@ana.atanaskovic]

We chose the best song. I didn't notice it in the beginning but it really grew on me.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Same like me. Still like Nedostupan or Princ more as a song, but this whole package is great ;) and PZE has really helped my Balkan playlist ;)

[@cherrycolouredshades]

I didn't think anything could surpass Kaarija for me but here we are, this performance is just otherworldly

[@Ita.Paperwhite]

Luke Black straight into my top 3 and I know he'll stay there (for me). Love everything about this is and fits my taste. He'll get my votes. This starts out like Nine Inch Nails, develops into Depeche Mode and ends up in a video game. Can't get much better :)

[@muskinjamirko7253]

listen...luke black-princess sain laurent

[@crobrazilac]

Great choice for serbia. Greetings from Croatia.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Do you like the Croatian song?

[@crobrazilac]

@@eurovisionhistories love it. Both are great and unusual.

[@Stonebrook83]

I love everything about this. This blew me away into another galaxy. The whole concept is so well thought out and clever. The lyrics are superb. I am not into gaming..but watching 80's fantasy films as a kid prepared me enough for this type of 'weird' :-) especially The Dark Crystal where evil overlords litterally drain the life essence out of the other creatures on the planet in a mass genocide to become immortal..you know..a regular 80's kid's movie ;-) I really hope Serbia makes it to the final..I have no idea how people are going to respond to this. I want it to qualify and I personally deem it worthy of a top 5 spot in the grand final..but I just don't know. For me this is one of the best performances I have ever seen at Eurovision (providing they leave it as it is) and I have been watching since 1990. The whole Pesma Za Evroviziju this year was so well produced. Lot's of good quality songs by good artists. Serbia is on track to become a fan favourite national selection I think. Also shout out to Dzipsii. That kid is amazing.

[@draganaantic3157]

Ok..drago mi je da ti se dopalo...visoke ocene Hvala za Srbiju

[@radovo78]

It is stunning, artistic, mesmerizing performance, great song, perfect rhythm !!! Top 3 IMO.

[@melonbar226]

I think he has a fantastic message that is portrayed in a very artistic and experimental way, and I am glad he won PZE. I really hope he opts in for a wearable mic over a handheld one at ESC, I think it would make it much easier to tell a story through his movements that way. I think he has a very interesting look, like he belongs in a Tim Burton film (which is good) 😁

[@eurovisionhistories]

Yesss Tim Burton movie is a good take ;) He couls upgrade the outfit a bit to something like that

[@jtb357]

I had so watch it for the 3rd time, I love it more and more. As a Dutchie I fear we are out. We are in the bloodbath semi final.

[@eurovisionhistories]

The Dutch song is growing on me too, but yeah might be difficult.

[@Stonebrook83]

I think you might be right... If we lose our spot in the final than I would gladly lose it to Serbia. :-)

[@cherrycolouredshades]

I think he’ll catch the attention of the people who watch at least the semifinals and are gonna see him again in the final. For how superior the concept of this song is, I just can’t imagine him missing the top 10, although I don’t expect the juries to care much about this either

[@sanelapavlovic2520]

yes serbia, my favv won. GO LUKE!! So experimental and out of the box song. we need this at eurovision!

[@eurovisionhistories]

Serbia is starting to become the out of the box producer

[@abstractionart3736]

Great comments! Greetings from Serbia!

[@iaindj]

Last year people connected very well to Serbian song by Konstrakta in spite of being in Serbian because it was on 2nd place as the most watched of 2022 entries. Hopefully it will be similar this time again. BTW only 10% of Eurovision fans votes at Eurovision so I guess they will already know what it is about.

[@marinadjokic233]

Omg,the song is so powerful! love it!

[@yoandez300]

I'll vote for him, he's got my 12 points from France !

[@iaindj]

Little help: The lobster is a symbol of regeneration, as in the beginning the white water lily is a symbol of rebirth.. Such a deep message. This song is a critique of the modern society and contemporary world. He makes connection with a video games where young people (and everyone else) are, artistically speaking, controlled by someone else and are just observers of all the horror happening around the Globe. He uses himself as a metaphor - (he only wants to sleep), as it is the easiest thing to do - to oversleep all the tragedies and to wake up in a better world. If you carefully look the performance - you will see that they are dancing as zombies as they are under anesthesia not reacting on this "world on fire" as he notices. However, the message of the song is quite opposite - we should all wake up, we should react, we should have more conscience and sapience that he calls on, especially to decision makers. At the end of the song he "releases" those "controlled" masses in order to become more active, more energetic and they together react - walk, make changes together. The "hello" part was written inspired by the Sims game, where the characters wave the player when they want something, instead of taking action, so he uses a parallel with people today.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Thank you!

[@linsteps]

My winner so far, 100% into it, that's so outstanding and risky. But I guess the song has a sample from Bottom Of The Deep Blue Sea by MISSIO

[@selvermbell7443]

It will win. Let's stop with this can people understand it, is it too quiet, is it too loud and just support the song and vote for it. The simple truth is, of all the songs chosen so far, it's the best song, and as such, it should win. Cause in Eurovision, despite the block voting, despite juries sometimes giving nonsense votes, the best song usually wins. Eurovision audience is surprisingly intelligent, and this song should resonate with a lot of people.

[@musikkritisk]

Highly transgressive. That's all! It's nice to see Serbia showing this potential being a strong contender., again and far away from Ballads, don't get me wrong, they really know how to do a beautiful and full of emotions ballads but it's nice to see this other side. Yeah, it's a song that grows, I found it hard at first, but then you are drawn into it. Serbia it's a qualifier, it's Serbia, that's all but add to the equation, it's a nice entry, full package if you ask me. I can't still see clearly where to place it, among them all but it might be in top13, for sure, in the final.

[@musikkritisk]

Yeah, it's a shame SF1 would be a blood bath and SF2 it'd be kinda just part of the schedule (until today tks to Austria). All the great performances might be in SF1.

[@starteamplus]

Great review, you gave your time in analising

[@eurovisionhistories]

Thank you!

[@baptistedelelcourt7946]

As well as last year.Serbian.democraticly choosen arist IS about to Shine on Liverpool's stage.

[@starteamplus]

Love Luke 💖

[@garden.]

As far as I can see, this is an analysis based on the semi-final competition. In the final, it all looked and sounded significantly better...

[@milancelisac]

ENEMY DEFEATED GAME OVER 🏆🥇🏆🥇🏆

[@vodkasharkeez]

Message sent! Doesn't matter if he wins or not. Unlike Let 3, with rock mockery of militarism, here the artist uses EDM as a tool, again theatre influences are obvious - red lobster, comes from Alfred Jarry, french writer of the first absurdist play, Ubu the King. Art doesn't nececcarily need to be a commentary of daily evrnts or activism for social change but it is in our benefit as a communoty, to have artists activists. It's kind of important for our survival. Eurovision can be a platform for that and I think this is a good direction for Serbia. Not go for winning ('if it's up to "office politics" they probably won't, any time soon, I think this fellow is avare of that). So, what a heck, let's do some art. Use this mass event to send a message, entertain, show your excentricity. Alfred Jarry draw inspiration from dark english clown,later inspiring later progressive art movements in Europe. As for "hermetic dark performance art " I observed some similarities between German and Serbian art influences, something like West Berlin in the 80's. A hermetic introvert. That was felt in musiic. Here is a link for Yugoslav Synth Pop from the 80's m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3KsdHV7g6mYnJY

[@annakobuk3618]

This is one of the songs that may go both ways in the final: either top 12-15 or flop badly, imo. Depending on how many people understand the message(s) of this song. Nerd culture is something that many, roughly speaking, millenials and "zoomers" can relate too. Being disappointed with life and seeing gloomy future ahead - same here. This is so very "we are living in times of AI and chaos" anthem.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Ah AI I didn't even see that connection. Very true. I do connect to the nerd culture too being a millenial. Do you like it personally?

[@annakobuk3618]

@@eurovisionhistories for me the part about not wanting to choose the fighter can be read as "I have no control because someone or something is writing life scripts for us all". Maybe it's too far reaching conclusion here, idk. When it comes to the song itself I've started to like it not long ago. Some parts are relatable.

[@MarinaMarina-fr8ex]

If this is not top 10 I would be really surprised

[@zdenkastandeker1068]

Baby watch the world on fire It is all a game to me I don't wanna choose my fighter Who's taking control of me? Hello? I just wanna sleep Go to sleep I just wanna sleep forever Like it better when I dream I want to sleep forever While the world is on fire I just wanna close my eyes And just get it over with I want to sleep forever While the world is on fire Night, infinite hours Devils on my shoulder I just wanna sleep forever To beat them that way Hello? Game over (go to sleep) (I just wanna sleep) I just wanna sleep forever Like it better when I dream I want to sleep forever While the world is on fire I just wanna close my eyes And just get it over with I want to sleep forever While the world is on fire War (War) Hunger Hopeless Moral sleeps While the world is on fire (Burn) It's the end Darkness Lasts Moral sleeps While the world is on fire (go to sleep) (I just wanna sleep) (I just wannа ѕleep)

[@sgb29]

Really impressed with Serbia’s pick this year. This may be a stupid question but what is the meaning of the lobster in his picture?

[@eurovisionhistories]

I hope it is not stupid because I asked the same thing under the other video ;) The answer was that the lobster represents regeneration as they shed their shell when they grow. Glad he didn't think of snakes.

[@sgb29]

Oh that is very interesting. Thank you! Yes, very glad he didn’t think of snakes 😄

[@egyptianhibiscus9203]

@@sgb29 Inspired by surrealist Salvador Dali's lobster-phone. He hopes to reconnect with reality by using it

[@violetadokic5838]

thank you

[@VVDubravka]

Dude, his singing is the best of all. Maybe this can not be heard in this song

[@87leafar]

I think Serbia this year is to out of the box, so it can go either way by qualified and make really good in the final or it stays in the semis because people at home don't really conect with it, personally it's not a song that I conect directly but I can see his quality, anyway good luck.

[@Berndr]

I loved everything except his actual voice, I kept waiting for the climax and for him to actually start singing and raise his voice with little more power rather than whispering into the microphone through the entire song ... vocally disappointing everything else was great ...

[@eurovisionhistories]

I can see what you mean...

[@Stonebrook83]

I totally get what you're saying, totally valid point. I think it rather fits the song to have these lackluster vocals as he would rather be asleep forever..I wouldn't be at all surprised this is intentional.

[@MK-es2je]

AND HE DID. YOU JUST MISSED IT. IN THE END WHILE HE WAS UNPLUGGING THE DANCERS HE WAS SINGING BUT NO WORDS PERFORMING SOUNDS LIKE " OH " "YEAH" GIVING EMPHASIS AND POWER.... IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS.

[@Berndr]

@@MK-es2je not exactly Dimash nor even anything close to Bojana or Maria serifivic vocally ...

[@MK-es2je]

@@Berndr OFOCURSE NOT. BUT EVEN IN OPERA WHERE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS A VOICE THE HUGE PART PLAYS EXPRESSION AND PERFORMANCE. SO MUCH MORE IN OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC. LIKE IN THIS CASE . YOU CAN NEVER COMPARE TWO SINGERS THAT ARE SINGING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GEANRES....

[@bingoE]

it is not about ukraine war. song was writen in 2020. and it is about how younger ppl lived trough covid restriction and that chaos. you have small error in description, you wrote this is german entry.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Yeah I saw that now. I did a video with my interpretation which shows more aspects. Anyway I saw an allusion to Ikraine in the war lyric. Luke himself has said that people can see many different things in the song, which is what art should be. I think it fits our time really well and is adaptable to many different crises etc. Will edit the description. Thanks!

[@MarinaMarina-fr8ex]

Great analysis! What do you think, how that could go with the jury? I think your analysis was objective and if jury is objective they should give him good rates.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Yeah it is 50/50 either they appreciate it or they rate it down because of edgyiness and maybe his vocals? No idea yet

[@MarinaMarina-fr8ex]

​@@eurovisionhistories vocals are not powerful but also it is not bad, it fits to the song. I think 3 is real rate for vocals, it's not 5, but it is not 1

[@KeekeOrb]

Is there any song that is not about Ukraine in your opinion? You analyze all the lyrics of all songs to be about Ukraine lately.

[@eurovisionhistories]

What do you think he means when he says "War - World is burning"? Croatia and Czechia are obviously about that.

[@KeekeOrb]

@@eurovisionhistories there is so much happening in the world. You have to expand your bandwidth outside of what is happening in Europe only and look at what is happening everywhere in the world.

[@eurovisionhistories]

He is from Europe, I am from Europe and this is a song for Europe. Of course he could be talking about other wars but I am fairly certain it is about the one closest to us

[@KeekeOrb]

@@eurovisionhistories because if you are from Europe you must only care about what is happening in Europe. Rest of the world be damned. Whatever, your views are so narrow, like a horse wearing blinders.

[@eurovisionhistories]

@@KeekeOrb I know a lot about the world believe me ;) But I think you only want to argue so I wish you a good day and leave it at that ;)

[@KevinChantal]

Stimmlich gefällt es mir nicht aber die mysteriöse Hintergrundmusik und das Staging sind cool.

[@eurovisionhistories]

Ja vielleicht war ich doch zu nett mit 3 Punkten für die Stimme ;) Aber die Musik ist genial

[@Visit_Vallis]

I think the word "war" in the song Is a mention of 1999 nato bombing of Serbia

[@jimmey123XD]

He is 30

[@eurovisionhistories]

Hope that still counts as young (no personal reasons ;) )

[@jimmey123XD]

@@eurovisionhistories I hope so too (also no personal reasons :D)

[@annalyon2729]

I like and don't like this song. His vocals are weak, although maybe it suits the message. Also this music makes me a bit depressed and sad. It's not an uplifting Song.

[@eurovisionhistories]

I think that is what the song wants you to feel ;(

[@annalyon2729]

@@eurovisionhistories Propably true but I prefer songs that have some kind of hope in the end.

[@phoenixgibaria2795]

So,you can always listening music for children.

[@mirelaskiljo]

There is a reason why you didnt put this on your playlist LOL 😂

[@eurovisionhistories]

You don't like it I gather 😂😂

[@mirelaskiljo]

@@eurovisionhistories 😂😂😂😂.. well personaly i dont like a way he needed to go to win .. its a shame For a young “talented” individual to win on a filthy way.

[@elisaday1424]

@@mirelaskiljo what are you talking about? His win is clear. Princ, Zejna and Hurricane were all buying views and were on tv all time. Luke was quiet and doing his thing. Thank God Princ didn't win with his song from 2003 production

[@mirelaskiljo]

@@elisaday1424 u know by a fact that someone was buying votes !? But you dont know by a fact who is Luke Black aunt 🤣🤣🤣wow good job ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣and who is K.Kovac that was pushing Nadja . Amazing ! 👏👏👏👏👏 buying votes thats your research 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elisaday1424]

@@mirelaskiljo I said views not votes, you just see what you want tp see. Since you know everything, let us know who's Luke's aunt, please

[@daliborsekulic414]

LUKE BLACK IS THE BEST,,,SONG IS AMAZING, NOT FOR 4, IT IS FOR 10++++